astronauts

"Young Chris loves pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. Only one problem--at night, he's afraid of the dark. Only when he watches the moon landing on TV does he realize how exciting the unknown can be. Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield"-- Provided by publisher.

"A biography of the famous astronaut drawing on personal and family photographs from her childhood, school days, college, life in the astronaut corps, and afterward."--.

A biography of the astronaut, Michael Collins, who circled the moon in the Apollo 12 space capsule while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module and walked on the moon.

Simple text and photographs present the life of Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman astronaut.

Looks at the life and career of Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman to travel in space.

Provides a basic biography of scientist and astronaut Sally Ride describing her early years and education, work with NASA, accomplishments, and personal life that included her fight with cancer and homosexual relationship. Includes a timeline.

Five astronauts set out to explore the planet Mars.

A picture book biography of astronaut Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space.

When Matt, who has always wanted to be an astronaut, accompanies his class on a trip to a spaceport, he finds himself experiencing a trip to Mars.

Examines the extraordinary life of the first astronaut in space, Yuri Gagarin, from his early life to his first trip aboard a Russian spacecraft. Discover what the space race was and other developments happening at the time, the rigorous training that astronauts undergo and how they prepare for a journey into the unknown.